Abstract

The modeled performance of an Fe Boltzmann temperature lidar
system is compared with existing Na narrow-band temperature
techniques. The Fe Boltzmann technique employs mesospheric Fe as a
fluorescence tracer and relies on the temperature dependence of the
population difference of two closely spaced Fe transitions. The
relative performance of the new technique is compared with an existing
Na narrow-band temperature technique, and a link analysis is performed
with measured data for both Na and Fe. It is shown that for
currently available laser technology the two systems yield similar
performance but the Fe system allows for the use of more broadband
lasers.

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